Edward Aspinall has received funding from the ARC and DFAT. As Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo (Jokowi) prepares to leave office, Indonesia is still routinely lauded as one of Asia’s most ...

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It was a major blow to the Everyman image cultivated by President Joko Widodo, who stepped down on Sunday. By Sui-Lee Wee and Rin Hindryati Reporting from Jakarta, Indonesia At first glance ...

Joko Widodo rose from a slum to the presidency. But with his tenure ending, he is being accused of undermining democracy by trying to install a political dynasty. By Sui-Lee Wee Reporting from ...

Johannes Nugroho is a journalist and political analyst based in Surabaya, Indonesia. Joko Widodo's election as president in 2014 should have heralded a new era of progress, democratization and ...

JAKARTA, Oct 14 (Reuters) - In 2014, then presidential hopeful and outsider Joko Widodo attended packed campaigns with a white ribbon warning against election fraud tied around his head.

JAKARTA, Oct 15 (Reuters) - When Indonesian President Joko Widodo was first inaugurated in 2014, his eldest son didn't want to be there. Gibran Rakabuming Raka, then 27, had spent much of his life ...

Colloquially known as Jokowi, he has cast himself as an economic reformer committed to reducing red tape while also seeking foreign investment for major infrastructure projects. Security issues ...

The archipelago nation of more than 17,000 islands is Southeast Asia’s biggest economy and has made great strides under the previous two terms of outgoing President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo ...

The next president, Prabowo Subianto, is aiming for economic and foreign policy continuity, sticking closely to the work done by his predecessor, Joko Widodo. But this strategy risks missing an ...

A collection of classroom resources for primary and secondary schools to support teaching around World Religion Day. When is World Religion Day? World Religion Day takes place each January ...

Analysis-A Decade of Jokowi: Indonesia's Democracy Icon Leaves Illiberal Legacy, Critics Say By Kate Lamb and Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) - In 2014, then presidential hopeful and outsider ...